Ramsey says the Labor leadership battle is a 'fight to the death'

Federal Liberal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey told ABC Radio this morning he believes the Labor leadership struggle is a fight to the death between who he claims to be the two worst prime Ministers Australia has ever had.

"It's deadly serious. They're not fighting over the leadership of the Labor Party, they're fighting over who is going to be Prime Minister of Australia.

"It is the people who should decide who is going to be the Prime Minister of Australia" he says.

Mr Ramsey believes there is very little difference between the policies of Gillard and Rudd, and it would no difference to the electorate of Grey.

"This is not about policy, it's about personality", he says.

Mr Ramsey says he doesn't understand how the Labor Party could possibly consider going back to Kevin Rudd as their leader.

"It's all coming out now. And it's not just at the top level, it's right down the line. So those who oppose him, don't just oppose him, they despise him", Rowan Ramsey asserts.

"I don't know what timing of an election we would see. Kevin, should he be elected, may choose to hold a snap poll with some thought that he would be in a honeymoon period.

"My guess is that, if he did, we would win and win well", the Liberal MP says.

Referring to the adage that if you can't govern yourself, then you can't govern the Country, Mr Ramsey says he would prefer to see an election called sooner rather than later.

"I think we have come to the stage now where the people deserve to have a say in all this."

When asked if there were any chance of a leadership stoush in the Liberal Party, Mr Ramsey answered that Tony Abbott is still the best person to lead the Liberal Party, and is the best chance for his party to win the next election.

"Tony is obviously connecting with the electorate. He is obviously presenting an alternative. There is no possibility of any challenges to Tony before the election or in the foreseeable future", Mr Ramsey says.

From the ABC News website:

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has confirmed he will contest Monday's Labor Party leadership ballot.

Mr Rudd announced his much-expected decision in front of a large media pack in Brisbane this afternoon.

"Rightly or wrongly Julia has lost the trust of the Australian people, and starting on Monday I want to start restoring that trust," he said.

"I was elected in 2007 to govern for all Australians to govern for all families, and that's what we did."

He has appealed to the public to phone their local ALP member or senator to voice their views on who should be the party's leader.

But Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the contest should not be regarded as an episode of celebrity Big Brother.